Need help with upgrading friend's pc

[Costandre]

Hello I'm currently trying to figure out what to do with a friend's pc... He wants to be able to run games better than he is right now and he recently bought GTA V and he can't play it at 60 fps with his current specs...
They are as follows:

CPU: I5 3470 @ 3.2GHz

Ram: 8GB DDR3 @ 823 Mhz

Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8H61 R2.0

Graphics Card: ATI AMD Radeon HD 6670 2GB

Extra notes: He has a 1360x768 monitor right now but he's gonna jump to 1080p soon, so keep that in mind.
 

So yes, it is a prebuilt system.. But I just wanna know what's the best option here:
-Save up 500€ and build himself a decent rig which will meet his needs

-Just buy a graphics card like the R9 Radeon 260X or something a bit better to fit his current needs and postpone an entire system upgrade...

If the first choice seems more adequate i'd like a build ideas if possible... Thank you (:

[CoolaxGaming]

Just buy a graphics card like the R9 Radeon 260X or something a bit better to fit his current needs and postpone an entire system upgrade...

 

EDIT: I thought it was a 290x... Well, I think a 280x should do the job, a 260x? Naaaa

[Oseth]

His GFX is definitely what's holding him back the most. I would get a nice newer GFX or two (I prefer single units) and see what it does with his game, that way even if its still not good enough and you end up building a new rig you can still use the GFX card(s) in it. Otherwise, maybe double the RAM, 8gb is usually enough but I feel more comfortable with 16gb. 

 

Keep in mind this is my opinion, some might disagree with it and that's fine.

[Costandre]

So by what you're saying, he should get something like a 280x and he'll be able to play games like GTA V at 1080p 60 fps? That's what we're aiming for, even if it's not everything maxed out (obviously)...

[Emanuel_M]

Gfx is causing the problem. GTA V will run well with r7 270x and above.

[Costandre]

Hmmm... I'm checking out the prices but... I'm a bit confused!

I see for example the 280x by Asus and by Sapphire, they seem to be same name but I'm sure they're different... What does all of this different branding influence? What's the best choice?

[techguru]

so you got a 500€ budget..and you wanna upgrade for a good gaming pc..hmm

give us a min

[techguru]

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/nLYRbv

something like this

if he can afford a littl more..id go with a z77